Chapter One Blog Entry

Summary: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2008/09/19/nichols_top100/

As it has become well known, fantasy sports have become all the rage and everyone is getting in on being the General Manager for a season. Checking stats every minute, forcing themselves to watch bad teams play because the picked a certain player, or even replacing their hometown hero with a rival "point machine" may not seem like fun by any stretch of the imagination. But, in order to succeed, these are the things that need to be done. You must understand who a player will perform best against, know how long a player will stay on top, and make sure your picks are getting you points.

Relationship To Chapter One

Chapter One speaks extensively about financial statements and their users. When looking to invest in a business (player), it is necessary to know which direction your investment will take you in. Will it bring you success or hardship? You must not only look at where your investment can go, but where it has already been. Is a player coming off an MVP season? Are they rusty from coming back from injury? Has a stock already peaked so high that it has nowhere to go but down? These are the questions you must ask yourself before making an investment and becoming a shareholder. Anything can happen in the world of business.

Reflection

Fantasy sports and the world of finance reporting aren't so different. You can invest money (points) on a player on the rise, or you can end up wasting everything away on a moneymaking scheme that never panned out because no research went into it. People will drive themselves insane trying to find a player who will produce on the ice and fit onto their roster with the allotted points. It all depends on the research you do, the stats you check, and the player's progression over the course of the season. A player's statistics are recorded so an informed decision can be made as to whether or not they are a safe investment. After all, everyone is in it to win it.

- C. Tut

Blue Jays out of the playoffs!!!

Greg Zaun. What are you doing. How do you ground out in the most important regular season series of the schedual.

There's next year though - The season, the 09 Jays!!!